Alfredo Petrov and an Opal Sulfur Dilemma

S omething is different  in Tucson this year. Alfredo Petrov and his inventory of  mostly unusual specimens with precise handwritten labels...

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Leesite: Another New Species Discovered by Patrick Haynes

Leesite Patrick Haynes In   1989, Patrick Haynes collected what 27 years later would become the new uranyl oxide micromine...

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Finally, the madness comes to and end

Seven years ago, a bit of political malpractice gave the Arizona Historical Society control of the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum on t...

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The return of “THE MUSEUM THAT COULDN’T THINK STRAIGHT”

This true horror story is much scarier than “The Museum after Dark”.  In this story, a ravenous monster eats tax dollars by the millions.  T...

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